Paper-holder.



PATENTED APR. 28, 1908. REHPUSS.

s. B. TILY & M. 0.&J. G

PAPER HOLDER.

APPLIOATION FILED JAN.16, 1908.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

No. 886,092. I PATENTED APR. 28, 1908. S. B. TILY & M. O. & J. G. REHFUSS.

PAPER HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 16, 190B.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

S15E73 kelp other length of paper.

A paper.

UNITED STA ES TE T OFFICE.

STEPHEN B. TILY, MARTIN O. REHFUSS, AND JOHN G. REHFUSS, OF PHILADELPHIA,

PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNORS TO SAID TILY.-

PAPER-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

I Patented April 28, 1908.

Application filed January 16, 1903. Serial No. 411,090.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, STEPHEN B. TILY, MARTIN O. REHFUss, and JOHNG. REnFUss, citizens of the United States, residing in Philadel hia, Pennsylvania, have invented certain mprovements in Pa er-Holders, of which the following'is a speci lcation.

- One object of our invention is to provide a holder or container for a roll or other body of paper, which shall be provided with means whereby the removal at one time of more than a predetermined length of web constituting such body or roll shall be prevented.

We further desire to provide a device of the above general character, with means whereby a predetermined length of pa er may be fed from a body of the same, a ter which the removal of further aper is prevented until the length originally fed out is torn off; the mechanism being of such a nature that after this latter operation has been performed it is again possible to feed out an- Another object of our invention is to provide improved mechanism for deliveringfand severing predetermined lengths of aper from abody of the same mounted wit in a suitable container.

It is also desired to provide aper delivery controlling mechanism having lbcking means whose release is accomplished through the hose and otheradvantageous ends we secure as hereinafter set forth, reference-being had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1, is avertical section of the device constituting our invention Fig. 2, is a vertical section, taken on the line 2-2, Fig. 1 Fig. 3, is a vertical section, taken on the line 33, Fig. 2, illustrating the various parts in the ositions occu ied by them under normal com itions imme iately after a length of paper has been torn off or cut from the main ody of the same; Fig. 4, is a fragmentary vertical section illustrating the various parts of the feedin mechanism in the positions occupied by them during the feeding out of a length 0 paper and before it is cut off; Figs.'5, 6, 7 and 8 are perspective views of various detail parts of the mechanism, and Fig. 9, is a perspective view of the complete device. i

In the abovedrawings, A represents-a case or. container of suitable construction to hold and protect a roll of toilet or other paper, as well as the necessary mechanism or regulating its delivery; this case havin in the present instance a substantially cylindrical portion in which the roll or other body of paper is mounted, and an extension of rectangularsection forming a continuation of and projecting from this main section. The rear face of the casing consists of a plate or door a hinged to the lower edge of the casing proper by suitable pins a, the construction eingsuch that this rear plate or door may be permanently fastened to some supporting structure, while the body of the casing may be swung down to permit of the insertion of the paper. Thecasing is, in the present instance, maintained in a closed hook e locking device may be employed for, this purpose.

A guideway is provided as indicated at at, extending horizontally along the sides of the position by a main or cylindrical part of the casing and designed for the reception of a spindle a upon which the reel (1, containing the paper is mounted. It is obvious that when the main part of the casingis swun down on its hinges, the rear ends of the gui away are opened so as to permit of the insertion and removal of the paper roll. v

Immediately under the body of paper and extending transversely across the lower or-'. tion of the casing, is a spindle 1) upon w iclt is pivotally mounted a frame B. This con.-' sists of two members 6 extendin parallel with and adjacent to the sides of-t e casing and united by atransversely extending barb These side members I) provide bearings for a spindle b upon which is mounteda rollerb having a roughened surface, or provided, as in the present instance, with a layer of rubber b On each of the side members 6 there is formed a hollow, lug b and in these are heldsprings 5 so-placed as to be entered by pins a, carried on the inner face of the plate a. When thecasing is in its closed position, these springs b are com ressed, wit 1 the result that the frame B an its roller are pushed downwardly; so that said roller is caused to frictionally bear upon thefsurface ofa although any other suitable form of second-roller O or upon a web 'of aper pass ing between it. and'said roller. his latter,

one. of the arms of .tion (1 for a purpose though it may be of a uniform diameter throughout its length, is preferably constructed as shown in Fig. 2,with portions 0' of reater diameter than the remamder, and eac having a rubber or other tire c which en ages with the rubber surface b of the r0 or b.

As shown in Fig. 2, the s said roller 0 is mounted, w ile being carried in bearings in the'sides ofthe casing A, has one end projecting outside this latter and provided with a handle 0 whereby it and the roll C may be turned at will ;it being noted that said roll is rigidly held to said spindle by means of a set screw 0. Also mounted u on the s indlet is a second frame D formed of two ell-crank levers having said spindle as their fulcrum and rovided with two transversely extendingv ars d and d respectively connecting the free ends of their arms. 7 One of said arms is provided with a tooth or projechereinafter noted, and the other has extending rearwardly from it a number of plates or rojections d ject into the spaces etween the larger cylindrical portions 0 of the roll C. In addition,

this frame is provided with a projecting pi'n d which enters a suitable recess e in a side arin e of a (plate E,

This latter exten s transand its two arms 6 exivoted to the in position by shown in Fig. 7. versely of the casing, tend parallel with and are sides of said casing, being hel pins e indicated in Fig. 3.

As shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 4, this plate E extends adjacent to a transverse slot or opening in the front lower portion of the main casing A, and has'its front edge provided with a number of forwardly projecting narrow strips or teeth a designed to fitbetween the relatively sharp cutting teeth of a blade F, shown best in Fig. 8, which is rigidly mounted upon the inner portion of the lower edge of this slot or opening in the front of the casing.

It will be understood that the plate E is free to turn on its pivot so that its teeth may fit between the teeth of the blade F, or be raised some distance above them.

The front bar (1 of the frame D extends across the front opening of the casing parallel with and immediately to the rear of the blade F and directly under the plate E, and inasmuch as the pin (1 of the frame D ermanently extends into the slot 6 of the p ate E, it is obvious that any downward movement of said bar (1' causes a downward pressure upon the side arms 65 of the plate E and tends to draw its teeth down between the teeth of the blade F. In addition, the arrangement and pro ortions of the parts are such that the bar is free to move down sufiiciently to plplrimit the teeth e of said plate to extend y down between the teeth of the blade F.

A spring (1 extends between the arm (I and indie c on which which proany suitable point on the inside of the casing so as to normally tend to maintain the front bar 6 in its elevated position.

Fixed to the s indle 0, preferably between the end of the ro C and one side of the easing, are three structures which, in the present instance, perform the functions of ratchet wheels. The first of these, G, is gen erally circular in outline, but is provided with a single notch g, and has coacting with ita roller h mounted upon a spring h said roller being of such size that it is capable of entering the notch g under the action of the spring, in order to hold the ratchet G in the glven position. This ratchet wheel also has a pin g projecting from one face as shown in Flg. 5, in such position as to engage one of the side members-of the frame D when said wheel is turned so as to turn the frame on its pivots to a limited extent. The second ratchet wheel G is of the ordinary toothed variety, having co-acting with it a pawl g. loosely mounted upon the sp much as said ratchet wheel 1s fast upon the shaft 0, said pawl acts to permit rotation of said shaft in but one direction. The third ratchet wheel G is rovidedwith a single projecting tooth 9 w ich is desi act with the pin 11 on the frame In addition, the ratchet G has a flattened portion 9' indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 4, so placed as to be immediately ad'acent to the notch g of the ratchet wheel and from Figs. 3 and 4 it will be seen that there isupon the spring h a flat block h which under the ac' tron of said spring, tends to lie in engagement with this fiat portion of the ratchet wheel, or if it be in engagement with one of the corners at either end of said flat portion, tends to turn the wheel so that it may lie wholly in engagement with this part.

With the above described construction it is obvious that a roll of paper may be mounted upon the spindle a, and according to our invention, the end of the aper web therefrom is led around the roll b and between this latter and the rubber tires 0 forming the active portion of the roll C. Thence the paper passes between the toothed plate E and the transverse bar (1 of the frame, over the teeth of the blade F, and then through the slotin the front of the casing.

Assuming that the various parts are in the positions illustrated in Fig. 1, it will be noted that the block it on the spring h is in engagement with the fiat portion of the ratchet wheel G while the roller h is likewise in engagement with the notch g" of the ratchet wheel G. The bar (1 of the frame D is in its lower position as is also the plate -E, while the tooth g of the ratchet wheel G is conserame D.

ed to co indle b. Inasdevice, the handle 0 is turned, andsuch.

turning can only be accomplished in a single i ered roll 6 forces the blade F, while the plate E, through the pin (1 and its side member e, is also raised. The continued turning of the handle 0 will feed a predetermined length of paper through the slot in the casing, for since the rubber cov- ,tires 0 of the feed ro said web is drawn from its supply roll and forced through the slot between the plate E and the bar (1 of the frame D. When, however, the feed roll C has made almost. one complete revolution, the tooth g of the ratchet G strikes the tooth d of the frame D, with the result that said feed roll is effectually locked against further turning in either direction by this tooth and by the pawl.

When it is desired to sever the length of paper fed out this may be accomplished by a quick downward pull u on its projecting end, which first'results in t e paper being drawn taut between the feed roll C and the serrated edge of the blade F. As a consequence, the bar d of the frame D, which hitherto projected above a straight line between the upper surface of the roll C and the top of the teeth of said blade, is forced downwardly by the pull on the paper, and the downwardly projecting arm ofsaid frame is forced to the rear, so that the tooth d is drawn out of engagement with the tooth 9* into the position shown in Fig. 1. V It should be borne in mind that the ratchets G and G are so mounted upon the spindle c of the roll C that at the time when the 'tooth 9 comes into engagement with the tooth (1 the block 72. on the spring 7L is in en- .gagement with one corner of the flat portion of the ratchet G while the, roller h is also immediately adjacent to the notch g in the ratchet G. When, therefore," the teeth d and g are disengaged as above noted, the

spring 7/ immediately acts to turn the feed roll C through a small angle, so that its tooth g is just beyond the tooth d The downward movement of the bar (1 of the frame D- also pulls down the plate E, so that its teeth (1 are brought violently into contact with the paper web, which is stretched taut over the serrations of the blade F. Inasmuch, therefore, as these former teeth force the paper down between the teeth of the blade, the strain upon said paper results in its outer length being immediately severed from the remainder. It is now possible to feed out another length of paper, forinasmuch as the teeth 9 and d are disengaged, the handle 0 may again be turned almost a full revolution,

thereb raising the bar 01" and the with t e results previously describe The one of the arms of the paper web 0 against the late E Q strength to automatically raise the bar (1 after each length of paper has been severed, in which case it would not be necessary to depend upon the pin 9 to perform this function.

By means of the above device, it will be noted that while it is possible to obtain any desired quantity of paper from the holder, the process of securing this is necessarily a relatively slow one, so that the temptation to maliciously waste the paper is largely removed owing to the effort, as well as to. the time, necessary to secure it.

hen it is desired to remove or replenish the roll, the casing A is unlocked and swung from the base plate a, which, as previously spring (1 may, if desired, be of sufficient H noted, is fastened to some suitable supporting structure.

Since the ends of the guideway in the sides 'of the casing are then exposed, the roll. carrying spindle may be'slipped out and after afull roll has been placed upon it, may be returned to its original position. The opening of the casing is faci itated by the action of the springs b We claim:

1. The combination with a paper holder of means for feeding the aper from said holder, pawl and ratchet mechanism for locking said eedin'g means after a predetermined amount of paper has been delivered, and means placed to be moved by tension on the paper delivered from said holder for causin the pawl to disengage the 'ratchet and permit another length of paper to be fed out.

2 The combination with a paper holder of means for feeding the aper from said holder,

and a device for locking said feeding means after a redetermined amount of pa er has been de ivered, said device having un ocking means constructed to be actuated by pressure applied by the paper after said latter has passed the feed means. a

3. The combination with means for holding a body of a er, of means for feeding pa per from said lio der, a device for automatically locking the feeding means after a predetermined amount of paper has been delivered, and a device constructed to be operated by the act of severing a length of paper from the bodythereof for releasing said locking means. I

4. The combination with means for holding a body of a er, of means for feeding paper from said 0 der, a device for automatically locking said feeding means after a predetermined amount of paper has been delivered from the holder, and a device'actuated by pressure applied by the paper for releasing said locking means after said latter has passed the feed means.

5. The combination with a holder for v a I body of paper, of means for feeding said paper from said holder, a device for severing a length of paper from the main body thereof, means for locking said feeding device after a redetermined length of paper has been deivered, and means erated by the paper at the time when the delivered length is severed from the remainder, for releasingsaid locking means.

- ered, and means actuated supporting a roll of paper thereln, a pair of fee( rolls, a locking device for preventing revolution of one of the rolls, and a device operated by the paper after it has assed the feed rolls for releasing the locking evice.

8. The combination of a holder for paper, a roll for feeding aper from said holder, adevice for cutting t e paper after it passes said roll, means for locking the feeding roll under predetermined conditions, and a device acted upon by that portion of the paper between the roll and the cutting device for releasing said locking device when the paper is drawn taut.

9. The combination of a casing having means for supporting abody of paper, feeding means including a roll for delivering paper from said supporting means, a device for turning said roll, a ratchet for the roll, and a movable structure having a tooth capable of engaging said ratchet to 'lockthe roll, a portion of said movable structure being placed to be acted upon when the paperis drawn taut after it leaves the roll. a

10. The combination of a casing having means for supporting a body of paper and provided with a slot having a serrated edge, means for feeding pa er from said supporting means through the s ot, said means including a hand operated roll having a ratchet, a movable frame having a tooth capable of engaging said ratchet and provided with a portion placed to be acted upon by the paper when it is drawn taut to move said tooth' out of engagement with the ratchet, and means for restoring said frame to its normal position after it has been moved therefrom.

.11. The combination of a casing, means for supporting a body of paper therein,

means including a roll for feeding said paper from said casing, ratchet mechanism for said roll including a projection, a movable structure having a tooth capable of engaging said projection and a device tending to hold said roll in a position with its'ratchet wheel in advance of the tooth, said tooth-carrying structure being arranged to bemoved in one direction by the paper.

12. The combination of a casing, means for supporting a body of aper therein, a roll for feeding said paper om said casing and having ratchet mechanism including a projection, a movable structure having a tooth capable of engaging said projection, and a device tending to hold said roll in'a position with its projection in advance of the tooth, said tooth carrying structure being constructed to be moved in one direction by the paper. 1

13. The combination of a casing having means for supporting a body of paper, a roll for feeding said paper from said casing and having ratchet mechanism including a projection, a movable structurehaving a tooth capable of engaging said rojection, a device tending to maintain said roll in a position with its rojection in advance of the tooth,

said toot carrying structure-being arrangedv to be moved in one direction by the paper, and having means whereby it is actuated in the opposite direction when said roll is turned.

14. The combination of means for supporting a body of paper, a serrated edge, means for feeding paper over said serrated edge, and a device for assisting in the cutting off of a length of paper, said device including a toothed structure arranged to coact with the serrated edge when tension is exerted upon the paper.

15. The combination of "a casing having means for supporting a body of paper and provided with a slot having a serrated edge, means for feeding paper through said slot, and a device for assisting in the cutting off of a length of paper, said device-including a toothed structure arranged to coact with the serrated edge of the slot when tension is exerted u on the aper.

- 16. he com ination of a casing having means for supporting a body of paper andprovided with a slot having a serratededge,

,means for feeding paper through theslot, a

structure laced to engage that portion of the paper etween the feeding means and the serrated edge, and a device operatively connected to said latter structure for assisting in the cutting off of the aper when tension is exerted upon the end t ereof.

17. The combination of means for holding a body of paper, a serrated edge, means for feeding paper over said serrated edge including a ro having a ratchet, a movable frame having a tooth coacting with said ratchet and provided with a portion extending between the feed roll and the serrated edge, a toothed structure connected to said frame and placed to. coact with the serrated edge to assist in cutting off a length of paper, means for turning said feed roll, and a device for raising said toothed structure after it has been moved downwardly.

. 18. The combination of meansfor holding a body of paper, a serrated edge, means including a rol having a ratchet for .feeding paper over said edge, a movable frame. havlng a tooth c'oacting with said ratchet and provided with a ortion extending between the feed roll and t e serrated edge', a toothed structure connected to said frame and placed to coact with the serrated edge to assist in cutting off a length of aper, means for turning said feed roll, a evice for raising said toothed structure after it has been moved downwardly, and means for automatically moving the feed roll to bring its ratchet beyond the point of engagement with the tooth after said tooth has disengaged said ratchet.

19. The combination of a casing having means for supporting a body of aper and provided with a slot having means or cutting off a length of paperya roll for feeding paper through said 's'lot, means for preventing rotation of the roll in one direction, a ratchet for the roll, a movable structure having a tooth forengagi'ng said ratchet to prevent move- .ment of the roll in the other direction, and a device actuated by the paper for releasing said tooth from the ratchet.

v 20. A casing for containing a body of paper having a slot provided with a cutting edge, feeding means for delivering paper through said slot, a movable frame having a portion extending beyond the line of that portion of the aper passing from the feed roll to the cutting edge, and locking means for the feed roll including a member carried by said frame, said locking means being ar- STEPHEN B. TILY; MARTIN O. REHFUSS. JOHN G. REHFUSS.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM E. BRADLEY, Jos. H. KLEIN. 

